Treasury makes some concessions on drastic tax proposals
Update on draft legislation: the requirement for foreign employers to withhold PAYE, Practice Note 31, and the foreign business establishment exemption.
South African Revenue Service
Survey unpacks corporate taxpayers’ perceptions of Sars’s service
The results indicate an improvement in the level of service since 2018, but many taxpayers say it has become harder to comply with their obligations.
Higher level of compliance by individual taxpayers this filing season
But Sars has identified categories of non-compliant taxpayers who face penalties and legal action if they don’t come clean.
Sars says ‘sorry’ for threatening SMS, but …
The message was intended as ‘a genuine and helpful reminder’ to taxpayers to file their returns, the tax-collection authority says.
The lowdown on living annuity income payments to foreign bank accounts
Whether living annuity income can be paid into your foreign bank account will depend on your tax residency, the Sarb and Sars requirements, and your insurer’s processing procedures.
Uncertainty over ‘place of supply’ rules for cross-border transactions
Place of supply rules are becoming more important as transactions become increasingly digital and supply chains become more complex.
‘T-Day’ provident fund members ‘should have to opt in to two pots’
Organisations representing the retirement industry call attention to the ‘problematic’ provisions in the draft legislation for the two-pot retirement system.
Sars publishes important guides for taxpayers – including trusts
One of the guides applies to the Income Tax Return for Trusts.
‘Major disruptions’ ahead for vendors as Sars modernises its VAT administration framework
Vendors may have to acquire new software to be able to communicate with the Sars systems, or they may have to adjust their existing systems.
A summary of Sars’s VAT modernisation discussion document
Sars has published a discussion paper on its intended modernisation of the VAT collection system, which will ultimately make VAT reporting faster and more transparent.
Fraudsters pretend to represent Cyprus’s financial regulator
The FSCA’s latest warnings about entities that are impersonating authorised FSPs and stealing their licence numbers.
ConCourt will hear Coronation’s application for leave to appeal against R716m tax ruling
The outcome of the case could have far-reaching tax implications for SA companies with offshore operations.
Potential threat to South Africans who earn an income from foreign employers
A proposed amendment to the Income Tax Act will require foreign employers to withhold employees’ taxes.
Read, understand, and critically examine before you click
Online fraudsters are employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to scam the public out of their personal details and money.
Tax law change may shrink SA multinationals’ global footprint
The Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment in the Coronation case finds its way into proposed amendments to the ‘controlled foreign company’ rules.
Clarity on anti-avoidance rules for low-interest or interest-free loans to trusts
The amendments encompass debt denominated in a foreign currency and the primary residence exclusion.
Prison term of 15 years sends strong warning on tax fraud
Sentencing of business owner highlights Sars’s determination to combat tax fraud and non-compliance.
